Overgrow (Ability)

Overgrow	しんりょく
	Fresh Greenery
Flavor text Generation III Ups Grass move in a pinch. Generation IV Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Overgrow (Japanese: しんりょく Fresh Greenery) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Thirteen Pokémon have this ability; each one of them is a member of the evolution family of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, or Isshu's Template:Type2 starter Pokémon.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Overgrow uses a Template:Type2 move, the power will increase by 1.5x if the user has less than or equal to 33% of its maximum HP remaining.

Outside of battle

Overgrow has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Overgrow will deal double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Overgrow

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison
152		Chikorita	Grass		Poison
153		Bayleef	Grass		Poison
154		Meganium	Grass		Poison
252		Treecko	Grass		Poison
253		Grovyle	Grass		Poison
254		Sceptile	Grass		Poison
387		Turtwig	Grass		Poison
388		Grotle	Grass		Poison
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground
494		Tsutarja	Grass		Poison

Dual ability

No Pokémon have Overgrow as one of their two abilities.

In the anime

• Grovyle's ability activated
  Grovyle's ability activated

Grovyle. Grovyle's body becomes surrounded by a green aura, and the leaves on its arms glow green.

• Activated by Ash's Grovyle from Balance of Power to Odd Pokémon Out!. Debut.

Sceptile. Sceptile's body becomes surrounded by a green aura.

• Activated by Ash's Sceptile from Once More with Reeling! to Present.

In other languages

• Chinese: 茂盛
• Spanish: Espesura
• Italian: Erbaiuto
• Brazilian Portuguese: Super Crescimento
• Dutch: Woekergroei